(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer or expose for sale, give or furnish any synthetic detergent or detergent which requires a recommended use level of such synthetic detergent or detergent which contains more than seven grams of phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus, within the state of Connecticut from and after February 1, 1972, except that synthetic detergents or detergents manufactured for use or to be used for medical, scientific or special engineering purposes or for use in machine dishwashers, dairy equipment, beverage equipment, food processing equipment and industrial cleaning equipment shall not be subject to the limitation in this section.

(b) The concentration of phosphorus, by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus in any synthetic detergent or detergent shall be determined by the current applicable method prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials.

(c) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 22a-438, shall not apply to violations of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 22a-460 to 22a-462, inclusive.

(1971, P.A. 248, S. 3; P.A. 73-192, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-311, S. 4, 6; P.A. 80-103; P.A. 82-117, S. 3; P.A. 85-77; P.A. 95-167, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 73-192 made previous provisions of Subsec. (b) applicable on and after June 30, 1974, rather than on and after June 30, 1973, and added Subdiv. (2) re investigation of phosphorus and its substitutes by commissioner; P.A. 74-311 expanded exemption in Subsec. (a) to include detergents used for medical, scientific or special engineering purposes, deleted Subsec. (b) which had prohibited use of phosphorus detergents on and after June 30, 1974, and required commissioner to investigate effects of phosphorus and its substitutes, relettered former Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and added new Subsec. (c); P.A. 80-103 expanded exemption in Subsec. (a) to include detergents used in small amounts and containing small amounts of phosphorus as specified; P.A. 82-117 added Subsec. (d) requiring the commissioner to adopt regulations implementing the provisions of Secs. 25-54nn to 25-54pp; Sec. 25-54pp transferred to Sec. 22a-462 in 1983; P.A. 85-77 amended Subsec. (a) by eliminating the maximum allowed phosphorus content; P.A. 95-167 amended Subsec. (d) to delete requirement re regulations for the labeling and registration of sewage system additives; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 2011.